Future Mario Games will have Downloadable Stages

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Euphoria14 on 30 January 2012

Did this just become a fake Mario game now?

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Why don't they just make a full new game instead? That would give Nintendo's hardware more exposure to the public than downloadable stages that most people don't know about. Selling more hardware means selling more software means more profits for Nintendo.

Because that could harm them in the long term. You have seen here (and in many other places) how people complain "another Mario game". If they launch many Mario games of the same genre, in this case platforming, in the same console that could cause fatigue among the buyers and mean lower sales for future Super Mario games.

By launching only 2 Super Mario games during the console's lifespan but with DLC, they can avoid that danger while increasing their income. After all they won't force you to buy it, it's your option.

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RolStoppable said:
Why don't they just make a full new game instead? That would give Nintendo's hardware more exposure to the public than downloadable stages that most people don't know about. Selling more hardware means selling more software means more profits for Nintendo.

I agree completely. I hope that Nintendo doesn't start putting out half games and charging for the rest of the content. I hate it when others do it and would hate it if they did it.

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RolStoppable said:

JEMC said:

RolStoppable said:
Why don't they just make a full new game instead? That would give Nintendo's hardware more exposure to the public than downloadable stages that most people don't know about. Selling more hardware means selling more software means more profits for Nintendo.

Because that could harm them in the long term. You have seen here (and in many other places) how people complain "another Mario game". If they launch many Mario games of the same genre, in this case platforming, in the same console that could cause fatigue among the buyers and mean lower sales for future Super Mario games.

By launching only 2 Super Mario games during the console's lifespan but with DLC, they can avoid that danger while increasing their income. After all they won't force you to buy it, it's your option.

Except that something like a 2D platformer fatigue never existed in video game history. Back in the 8- and 16-bit days there were countless 2D platformers (including several Mario platformers per system) and the good ones were all successful. The thing that put an end to 2D platformers was the widespread misbelief in the mid-'90s that from then on everything had to be in 3D. The gaming industry decided that the era of 2D platformers is over, not the market.

So excuse me if I find your argument of a handful of people on the internet complaining about another Mario game laughable at best and downright stupid at worst.

The NES had 3 Super Mario games (two if you exclude that thing they sold as Super Mario Bros. 2) and the SNES also had 2, and the second one with Yoshi as a central character. And that was in the golden age of platforming. Even the Wii, which has 3 Super Mario games, only has one 2D Mario.

And don't dismiss the fact that people get tired of games/franchises if they get overused. We have seen it a lot of times, and if Mario has avoided that fate is simply because Nintendo has been smart enough to separate its games long enough. Adding DLCs is their new way of doing that.

Mind you, I don't like DLCs, but simply because most of them are rubish and expensive. If done well (the Episodes of GTA IV are the best example) they can be not as bad as we think.

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As long as the dlc are additions and not content cut and made into dlc to make more money then I'm completely fine.

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It's simply amazing how Nintendo always comes up with new ideas to change the industry. Wonder how long it will take Sony to steal this one.

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Rainbow Yoshi on 30 January 2012

Make DLCs for Mario Kart 7 instead, it's Nintendo most crucial online game.

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oniyide on 30 January 2012

freebs2 said:

They should add a level editor like in LBP, it takes much less time to craft a blocky Mario Level, I'm sure in a few weeks people would be able to create good levels. Also you have a touch screen to make things more smooth.

This, i dont know why in their "infinite" wisdom they didnt think of this for 2d Mario years ago, they did it for Smash Bros